Category Archives: News Pierre

Train bridge on Euclid Avenue in Pierre gets another camper
The train bridge on Euclid Avenue in Pierre took its usual toll on a camper shortly after noon today (Aug. 12, 2023). A northbound pickup was pulling the camper when it went under the low-clearance br...
DRG Media Group News Aug 12, 2023 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.
Students from Burke, Winner, Eagle Butte among recipients of Hagen-Harvey scholarships
Seven students in South Dakota have received Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarships. The scholarship program provides up to $6,000 over four years to enrolled members of American Indian tr...
DRG Media Group News Aug 12, 2023

Food, rodeos, music and more can all be found during this weekend's 101st annual Sully County Fair
The 101st annual Sully County Fair has started and there are activities scheduled throughout the weekend. Moriah Gross with the Fair talks about some of today's (Aug. 11, 2023) activities. Sully Count...
DRG Media Group News Aug 11, 2023

Pierre Street Closure: Capitol Avenue from Fir Street to Hemlock Avenue
Capitol Avenue in Pierre between Fir Street and Hemlock Avenue is closed for an emergency sewer line repair. The line was damaged during private construction work. The repair is expected to be complet...
DRG Media Group News Aug 11, 2023

Sobriety checkpoints being held this month in Lyman, Buffalo counties
Sobriety checkpoints will be conducted this month (Aug. 2023) in Lyman County and Buffalo counties. Houston Rouillard is the Acting Chief of Police for the Crow Creek Agency. He says South Dakota High...
DRG Media Group News Aug 11, 2023 Morgan Davis / CC

"History Talks" presentation tonight features Hitchhiking in SD during Great Depression
The South Dakota State Historical Society's virtual "History Talks" this evening (Aug. 10, 2023) features the book "Hitchhiking During the Great Depression." During the "dirty thirties," Earl Neller t...
DRG Media Group News Aug 10, 2023

Drought conditions persist in Missouri River Basin
The US Army Corps of Engineers says July 2023 runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 99% of average or 3.3 million acre-feet (MAF). Runoff was near or above average in all reac...
DRG Media Group News Aug 10, 2023

Fort Pierre's Trader Days weekend of fun begins tomorrow
Fort Pierre's Annual Trader Days kicks off tomorrow (Aug. 11, 2023) according to organizing committee member Callie Iverson The Verendrye Museum's Backyard BBQ Competition fundraiser begins Saturday a...
DRG Media Group News Aug 10, 2023

Water leak in Pierre likely to be fixed this evening
AUGUST 9, 2023: Pierre City Utility staff are working to fix a water leak along Highway 34 between Hillsview Plaza and Hillsview Golf Course. The leak is impacting all public utility customers located...
DRG Media Group News Aug 09, 2023 Photo credit Jody Heemstra, DRG Media Group.

US Air Force pilot practices "touch-and-go's" Monday at Pierre Regional Airport
If you saw a large airplane that appeared to fly by the State Capitol Building in Pierre during the noon hour on Monday (Aug. 7, 2023) and wondered what it was doing, the answer is: the pilot was prac...
DRG Media Group News Aug 09, 2023 Image is a screenshot of video taken by Mustang Aviation Aug. 7, 2023, at the Pierre Regional Airport.





